Intercalibration of four spectrofluorometric protocols for measuring RNA/DNA ratios in larval and juvenile fish

Limnology and Oceanography: Methods

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 153-163

  Caldarone, Elaine M ^a   Clemmesen, Catriona M ^b   Berdalet, Elisa ^c   Miller, Thomas J ^d   Folkvord, Arild ^e   Holt, G Joan ^f   Olivar, M Pilar ^c   Suthers, Iain M ^g  

^a NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

^b GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

^c INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

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EID: 33748687368     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15415856     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lom.2006.4.153     Document Type: Article

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